Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Prague Releases Suspected Lebanese Arms Trader Wanted By U.S.
A Czech court has set free a suspected Lebanese arms trader wanted by Washington in an exchange to free five Czech citizens held in Lebanon. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
MEPs Condemn Russia’s ‘Unprecedented’ Abuses Against Crimean Tatars
The European Parliament has passed a resolution slamming the “unprecedented levels of human rights abuses” being perpetrated against Crimean Tatars by Russian authorities in the Moscow-annexed Ukrainian region. Since the beginning of the year, Crimean Tatars have endured a wave of searches, interrogations, confiscations, and other...
Lithuania’s Power Play Challenges Russia’s Energy Dominance In Baltics
It used to have some of the most expensive electricity prices in Europe and was reliant on Russia for all of its energy needs. Today, Lithuania is no longer at the mercy of Moscow, thanks to a liquefied natural gas terminal it has developed. The small Baltic nation is now helping its neighbors break their dependence on Russian gas....
Video Shows Raid On Crimean Tatar Business
This activist video shows a Russian police raid on the Simferopol headquarters of SimSitiTrans, a business owned by the father of Crimean Tatar activist Lenur Islyamov. Masked men, dressed in black and carrying assault rifles, leave refuse to answer any questions or present any ID. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Activist Urges E.U. To Keep Political Pressure On Belarus
Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatski has called on the European Union to maintain political pressure on Belarus’s authoritarian regime. On a visit to Brussels on February 3, the former political prisoner told E.U. officials that the situation inside the country has not improved since economic sanctions were suspended following...
As Ukraine Conflict Simmers, Kids Are Stuck At Home
In the eastern Ukrainian village of Zaytseve, 11-year-old Edik has to cross military checkpoints and enter separatist territory just to go to school. It’s a dangerous trip, so Edik and other schoolchildren have stopped going to class, and instead do their schoolwork at home. (Zenovia Stefanyuk, RFE/RL’s Current Time TV) …read...
Ukraine’s Economy Minister Resigns Over Stalled Reforms
Ukraine’s Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius has submitted his resignation, citing frustration that major government reforms have been blocked. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko: Greater Risk Of Open War With Russia Now
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says the risk of open war between Russia and Ukraine is greater now than it was a year ago. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Chechens Who Fought In Ukraine Demand That Putin Restrain Kadyrov
Chechen volunteers who fought in Ukraine on the side of that country’s government have warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that he risks ending up at the International Criminal Court in The Hague and laid out five steps he needs to take to avoid that fate. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Merkel Presses Putin On Ukrainian Separatists
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to use Moscow’s influence with separatists in eastern Ukraine to help secure progress toward a political solution of the crisis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
